Show notes
In this episode of Eccentric Laws & Social Oddities, Juris Oddity uncovers how 19th-century lawmakers in the US and Europe tried to stamp out dueling—not just by banning it, but by punishing anyone who even agreed to fight. From coded invitations to military officers pressured to fight or face ruin, discover how the law tangled with the culture of honor and what it took to finally bring the deadly tradition to an end.

